“I thought,” she continued, “that you three were campused. But that’s your worry,” and she brushed past them and went into the dining hall.
CHAPTER XX
A Dire Threat
“If Jessica Darglan tells where she saw us,” said Terry, next morning, “we’re sunk!”
“She won’t. Nobody could be so mean,” remarked Arden as she combed her hair in front of the bureau.
“You never can tell, Arden,” supplemented Sim. “Some people take a positive delight in doing things like that.”
“There’s nothing we can do about it, even if she does. So we won’t worry until we get a notice to go see Tiddy,” decided Terry.
“I meant to ask you after supper last night,” began Arden, “did you two think any more about what Henny was saying to Tom Scott as we came along?”
“I didn’t pay much attention,” confessed Sim. “I was too busy being demure.”
“Well,” went on Arden, “he said something about it being dangerous and asked Tom Scott how long he was going to keep it up.”
“Sort of funny,” admitted Terry. “That’s the second time we have heard those two talking together. I wonder what it all means?”